Voice Screening Program
The Milton J. Dance Voice Treatment Center at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center would like to announce our voice screening program! The Speech-Language Pathology team provides assessments to anyone experiencing vocal difficulties. This program may also be beneficial for healthy voice users as a tool to establish baseline vocal performance, which may be a source of comparison if one encounters problems in the future. Voice screenings are offered on the last Thursday of every month from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. Voice screenings are free until January 2009 and then they will cost $15.
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Your voice screening will include:
- A review of your voice history to identify any potential problems.
- Acoustic analysis of the quality of your voice using state-of-the-art equipment to determine if there is any indication of potential vocal cord pathologies.
- Visualization of the larynx with a small endoscope (camera) that is passed (painlessly) through the nose. This is optional for the squeamish, but the most objective way to look at the vocal cords.
A printout of your vocal quality parameters as well as a photo of your larynx is available by request.
Speech-language pathologists cannot provide a formal diagnosis but can isolate the need for further evaluation with a physician. If there is any indication of a voice disorder, you will be referred for a full voice evaluation under the supervision of both a physician and speech-language pathologist to make a formal diagnosis.
Participants may register by calling 443-849-2087, or e-mail questions or to mwalker@gbmc.org. E-mail requests will be confirmed with a reply.
Looking forward to sharing this great opportunity with you!
